EP0476714A2 - Niveauregelung für Kraftfahrzeuge - Google Patents
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- EP0476714A2 EP0476714A2 EP91118946A EP91118946A EP0476714A2 EP 0476714 A2 EP0476714 A2 EP 0476714A2 EP 91118946 A EP91118946 A EP 91118946A EP 91118946 A EP91118946 A EP 91118946A EP 0476714 A2 EP0476714 A2 EP 0476714A2
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- the present invention relates to a vehicle height adjusting device having an elongate resilient member provided as a suspension component, having a vertical resilient force, and extending transversely of a vehicle.
- conventional vehicle height adjusting devices include a damper comprising a shock absorber which has an additional air chamber serving as an actuator for effecting vehicle height adjustment and also comprising a coil spring. Laterally spaced suspensions have such dampers independently.
- a height adjusting device is disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 61-150809, for example
- each damper comprising a shock absorber which has an additional air chamber serving as an actuator for effecting vehicle height adjustment and also comprising a coil spring.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle height adjusting device which can employ a damper comprising a shock absorber only with no coil spring, can provide a stabilizer function, allows a vehicle height adjusting capability to be added easily to an existing vehicle without modifying existing dampers and the basic structure of suspensions of the vehicle in any way, permits height adjusting actuators to be located in a centralized position so as to make the suspensions smaller and lighter, and can ensure substantially the same suspension capability when the vehicle height is adjusted as that when the vehicle height is not adjusted.
- a vehicle height adjusting device including a resilient member having an outer end coupled to a wheel support member and an inner end supported on a vehicle body, the resilient member having a vertical resilient force and serving as a suspension component, and load means disposed between the resilient member and the vehicle body for applying a vertical bending stress to the resilient member to displace the resilient member for thereby varying the height of the vehicle body.
- Another vehicle height adjusting device includes an elongate resilient member extending transversely of a vehicle body and having opposite ends coupled respectively to two laterally spaced wheel support members, the resilient member having a vertical resilient force and serving as a suspension component, retaining members supporting an intermediate portion of the elongate resilient member slidably and swingably on the vehicle body at at least two spaced points on the intermediate portion, and load means for applying a vertical bending stress to the resilient member to displace the resilient member for thereby varying the height of the vehicle body.
- FIG. 1 shows a vehicle suspension incorporating a vehicle height adjusting device according to a first embodiment of the invention.
- the suspension shown together with one of laterally spaced road wheels is of the double-wishbone type.
- a road wheel 1 is rotatably supported on an axle 2 mounted on a support member or knuckle 3 pivotally connected at an upper end thereof to the outer end of an upper arm 4 of the suspension.
- the suspension also includes a lower arm which is constructed of a resilient member or leaf spring 11 having a vertical resilient force and extending transversely of the vehicle. More specifically, the leaf spring 11 has a slightly upwardly curved intermediate portion of an arcuate shape.
- the outer end of the leaf spring 11 is pivotally connected to the lower end of the knuckle 3 at a supporting point A.
- the leaf spring 11 has its inner end fixedly supported on a vehicle body 9 at a supporting point B.
- a load means of any desired type is interposed between the vehicle body 9 and the intermediate portion of the leaf spring 11, and a damper comprising a shock absorber only is associated with the suspension.
- the suspension Since the lower arm, which cooperates with the upper arm 4 in constructing the double-wishbone suspension, is constructed of the leaf spring 11, the portion of the suspension pivotally coupled to the leaf spring 11 at the outer supporting point A near the road wheel 1 is normally urged downwardly under the resiliency of the arcuate leaf spring 11 which is supported on the vehicle body 9 at the inner supporting point B. Therefore, as the leaf spring 11 doubles as the lower arm, the suspension is made lightweight.
- the suspension can also employ dampers each comprising a shock absorber only with no coil spring.
- FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment in which a lower arm 5 has an outer end pivotally coupled to the lower end of a knuckle 3 and a leaf spring 12 is provided separately from the lower arm 5.
- the leaf spring 12 has an outer end pivotally coupled to an intermediate portion of the lower arm 5 at a supporting point A and an inner end fixedly supported on a vehicle body 9 at a supporting point B.
- FIG. 2 operates in the same manner and offers the same advantages as the construction shown in FIG. 1, except that the leaf spring doubles as the lower arm in FIG. 1.
- two laterally spaced suspensions each identical to that of the first embodiment are interconnected by a leaf spring 13 which is elongate transversely of the vehicle.
- the leaf spring 13 is of an arcuate shape with its intermediate portion curved upwardly, and is longer than the leaf springs 11, 12 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
- the opposite ends of the leaf spring 13 are pivotally coupled at supporting points A to the lower ends of laterally spaced knuckles or support members 3 supporting road wheels 1, respectively, through axles 2.
- the leaf spring 13 has its intermediate portion slidably and swingably supported on a vehicle body 9 at two laterally spaced supporting points C by means of retaining members 21, respectively.
- the leaf spring 13 doubles as two lower arms.
- a load means of any desired type is interposed between the vehicle body 9 and a central area, for example, of the intermediate portion of the leaf spring 11 between the supporting points C, and a damper comprising a shock absorber only is associated with each of the suspensions.
- the portions of the suspensions pivotally coupled to the leaf spring 13 at supporting points A on the opposite ends of the leaf spring 13 near the road wheels 1 are normally urged downwardly under the resiliency of the arcuate leaf spring 13 which is supported on the vehicle body 9 at the two laterally spaced supporting points C on the intermediate portion of the leaf spring 13, with the load means interposed between the leaf spring 13 and the vehicle body 9 between the supporting points C. Therefore, the common leaf spring 13 doubling as the lower arms gives the suspensions a stabilizer function, the load means is shared by the suspensions, and the suspensions are made lightweight.
- the suspensions can also employ dampers each comprising a shock absorber only with no coil spring.
- FIG. 4 shows a fourth embodiment in which two laterally spaced suspensions each identical to that of the second embodiment are interconnected by a leaf spring 14 which is elongate transversely of a vehicle. More specifically, the elongate leaf spring 14, which is separate from two laterally spaced lower arms 5, has opposite ends pivotally coupled at supporting points A to intermediate portions of the lower arms 5, respectively.
- the leaf spring 14 has an intermediate portion slidably and swingably supported on a vehicle body 9 at two laterally spaced supporting points C by means of retaining members 21, respectively.
- FIG. 4 operates in the same manner and offers the same advantages as the construction shown in FIG. 3, except that the leaf spring doubles as the lower arms in FIG. 3.
- the elongate leaf springs 13, 14 are employed and a vertical bending stress is applied by the load means to a limited range L of the intermediate portion of the leaf springs 13, 14. Therefore, the supporting points A near the road wheels 1 can be displaced a relatively large distance by a relatively small vertical displacement of the intermediate range L.
- height adjusting actuators are not required to be associated independently with the road wheels 1 but the load means is located in a centralized position. This allows the suspensions to be smaller and lighter.
- the leaf spring 13, 14 may be subjected to a centralized load F applied to the center of the leaf spring 13, 14, as shown in FIG. 5.
- a centralized load F applied to the center of the leaf spring 13, 14, as shown in FIG. 5.
- independent vehicle height adjustments may be effected at the laterally spaced road wheels 1 by applying different centralized loads F, F' to two laterally spaced points on the leaf spring 13, 14 between the supporting points B, as shown in FIG. 6.
- uniform equally distributed loads F may be applied to the leaf spring 13, 14 within an intermediate range L to avoid stress concentration on the leaf spring 13, 14, as shown in FIG. 7.
- irregularly distributed loads F, F' may be impressed on the leaf spring at two laterally spaced areas in the intermediate range L to avoid stress concentraion and also to permit independent vehicle height adjustments at the road wheels 1.
- the leaf spring or resilient member may be coupled to the upper arms or may double as the upper arms.
- the present invention is applicable to not only double-wishbone suspenions but also strut suspensions.
- the leaf spring may be supported on the vehicle body at four laterally spaced points on the intermediate portion of the leaf spring.
- the load means may be disposed upwardly of the leaf spring or both upwardly and downwardly of the leaf spring.
- a leaf spring extending longitudinally of the vehicle may be used for vehicle height adjustment.
- a load means which can be employed in the vehicle height adjusting devices according to the aforesaid embodiments will be described below.
- FIG. 9 shows a load means for use with the vehicle height adjusting device according to the third embodiment shown in FIG. 3.
- the retaining members or means 21 by which the elongate leaf spring 13 is supported on the vehicle body 9 at the supporting points C, C have a beam or box 22 disposed below the leaf spring 13 and extending substantially parallel to the leaf spring 13 in the transverse direction of the vehicle.
- a load means 31 comprising an enclosure 32 filled with a fluid is disposed between the leaf spring 13 and the beam 22 and extends transversely of the vehicle.
- the enclosure 32 may be unexpandable and the fluid filled therein may be a gas which is a compressible fluid.
- the enclosure 32 may be expandable and the fluid filled therein may be a liquid which is a noncompressible fluid.
- a gas or a liquid is injected by a pump or the like (not shown) into the enclosure 32 of the load means 31 which is prevented from moving downwardly by the beam 22 that is integral with the vehicle body 9, for thereby increasing the internal pressure in the enclosure 32 from the condition of FIG. 11(a) to the condition of FIG. 11(b).
- the leaf spring 13 is elastically deformed, lifting its intermediate portion.
- the supporting points A on the opposite ends of the leaf spring 13 near the road wheels 1 are then lowered about the supporting points C, so that the road wheels 1 are moved downwardly with respect to the vehicle body 9, resulting in an increase in the vehicle height above ground.
- the vehicle height above ground is lowered by reducing the internal pressure in the enclosure 32 from the condition of FIG. 11(b) to the condition of FIG. 11(a) for thereby weakening the upward bending stress applied to the leaf spring 13 between the supporting points C by the load means 31.
- the load means 31 comprising the fluid filled in the enclosure 32, stress concentration on the leaf spring 13 can be avoided, and the supporting points A on the opposite ends of the leaf spring 13 can be displaced a relatively large distance in response to a relatively small displacement of the leaf spring 13 between the supporting points C.
- the load means 31 is positioned between the laterally spaced supporting points C on the intermediate portion of the leaf spring 13, i.e., height adjusting actuators are not associated independently with the road wheels 1 but the load means is located in a centralized position. This allows the suspensions to be smaller and lighter.
- the load means 31 comprises a compressible fluid filled in an unexpandable enclosure 32, or a noncompressible fluid filled in an expandable enclosure 32, for example, so that the load means 31 can follow the bending displacement of the leaf spring 13 between the supporting points C dependent on the internal pressure in the enclosure 32. Therefore, even when the vehicle height is adjusted, the portion of the leaf spring 13 between the supporting points C can be kept substantially in a free state.
- the portion of the leaf spring 13 between the supporting points C can freely be bent upwardly when the road wheels 1 rebound, while the load means 31 is following the bending displacement of the leaf spring 13 except when the load means 31 excessively rebounds under reactive forces due to the internal pressure of the fluid in the enclosure 32.
- Downward bending displacement of the leaf spring 13 between the supporting points C when the road wheels 1 bound is substantially freely effected while the load means 31 is following the bending displacement of the leaf spring 13 through either compression of the compressible fluid sealed in the unexpandable enclosure 32 under the load, or expansion of the expandable enclosure 32 in which the noncompressible fluid is sealed. Therefore, vertical swinging movement of the supporting points A on the opposite ends of the leaf spring 13 upon bounding and rebounding the road wheels 1 remains to be such movement which allows the leaf spring 13 to slide and swing at the supporting points C.
- the leaf spring 13 is elastically deformed in substantially the same mode as that which would be if the vehicle height were not adjusted. Consequently, substantially the same suspension capability as that which would be if the vehicle height were not adjusted can be maintained, and the stabilizer function can also be maintained.
- FIG. 10 shows a load means for use with the vehicle height adjusting device according to the fourth embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4.
- the retaining members or means 21 have a beam or box 22 accommodating a fluid-filled enclosure 32.
- the load means shown in FIG. 10 operates in the same way and offers the same advantages as those of the load means shown in FIG. 9.
- two load means 31 which are substantially the same as the load means 31 described above may be disposed in the beam 22 at laterally spaced locations, and the fluid pressures in the enclosures 32 may suitably be selected for independent vehicle height adjustment at the road wheels 1.
- a suspension component is constructed of a resilient member having a vertical resilient force, and the resilient member has portions coupled to road wheels and an intermediate portion supported on the body of the vehicle at areas spaced from the coupled portions. Therefore, dampers each comprising a shock absorber only with no coil spring may be employed. Furthermore, a load means is provided for applying a vertical bending stress to the resilient member to displace the resilient member for varying the height of the vehicle. Accordingly, a vehicle height adjusting capability can easily be added to an existing vehicle without modifying the dampers and the basic structure of suspensions of the vehicle.
- the load means comprises a fluid filled in an enclosure, e.g., a compressible fluid filled in an unexpandable enclosure, or a noncompressible fluid filled in an expandable enclosure
- stress concentration on the resilient member can be avoided and the load means is capable of following bending displacement of the resilient member. Therefore, when the road wheels bound or rebound with the vehicle height adjusted, the resilient member is elastically deformed in substantially the same mode as that which would be if the vehicle height were not adjusted. As a result, substantially the same suspension capability as that which would be if the vehicle height were not adjusted can be maintained.
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JP5782387A JPS63222910A (ja) | 1987-03-12 | 1987-03-12 | 車高調整装置 |
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JP5782487A JPS63222911A (ja) | 1987-03-12 | 1987-03-12 | 車高調整装置 |
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JP5857487A JPS63222912A (ja) | 1987-03-13 | 1987-03-13 | 車高調整装置 |
EP88103899A EP0283879B1 (de) | 1987-03-12 | 1988-03-11 | Niveauregelung für Kraftfahrzeuge |
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EP0476714A3 EP0476714A3 (en) | 1992-05-06 |
EP0476714B1 EP0476714B1 (de) | 1995-06-14 |
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EP91118946A Expired - Lifetime EP0476714B1 (de) | 1987-03-12 | 1988-03-11 | Niveauregelung für Kraftfahrzeuge |
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